Specific HPE Department Requirements for ED 242 and ED 342

l. Attend all scheduled meetings, and conferences. Check the Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experiences I and II bulletin board opposite Room 203 on the second floor frequently for notice of scheduled meetings and events.

2. Complete two clinical experiences prior to Student Teaching. Each experience must be a minimum of 6 1/2 days - preferably 10 days.

a. Students should be scheduled to complete their first experience in their sophomore year and their second in their junior year.

b. Maintain a daily log of the entire experience throughout each course (must be typed). Be observant. Include comments on the curriculum, methods or techniques used to motivate and create a positive learning climate, progressions, etc.

c. Write a reaction paper for 242 and 342 (your overall impression of the experience). This must be well thought through, well written, typed, and not less than three pages in length.

3. Additional requirements for ED 242

a. Complete and submit three 1/2 day observations of classroom teachers other than your coop. These observations must be typed. A half day observation must be one half of the school day at the school in which you are doing the experience. It must be a minimum of 2 1/2 hours or three class periods.

These observations must include the following:

(1) Either a first or second grade classroom teacher

(2) Either a fourth or fifth grade classroom teacher

(3) A Special Ed./Guidance Counselor/Nurse observation

b. Submit contract and proper evaluation forms to the Department Coordinator.

4. Additional requirements for ED 342

a. Observe and assist a Health teacher for at least two(2) days. (If at all possible, half of the total time there should be spent in health teaching.)

b. Observe a classroom teacher in another field for 1/2 day (prefer Sp. Ed and Counselor Center). Your co-op can assist you in making a selection. A half day observation must be one half of the school day at the school in which you are doing the experience. It must be a minimum of 2 1/2 hours and/or three class periods.

c. Both of the above observations must be typed.

d. Conduct two interviews:

(1) One with a person in the administrative area (principal, assistant principal, guidance counselor, etc.)

(2) One with a member of the support staff (custodian, office secretary, cafeteria supervisor, bus driver, etc.) Plan intelligent questions in advance that will help you gain an understanding and appreciation of their role.

(3) The summary of each interview must be typed.

5. Submit all materials for each experience in a very complete neatly prepared and well organized notebook.

6. Attend a mandatory debriefing seminar for your specific clinical experience (either ED 242 or ED 342). It will be your responsibility to learn the correct date, time, and location, for the meeting you must attend for each particular experience. You are expected to come prepared to share significant meaningful observations from your experience and to discuss any professional concerns that would benefit your peers.

Evaluation Procedure

1. In order to achieve an "A" in each course a student must meet all of the specific HPE requirements and evaluation procedures for each Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experience.

2. Students that are unable to achieve a "C" grade in ED 242 will not be permitted to register for ED 342.

3. Students that are unable to achieve a "C" grade in ED 342 will not be permitted to register for student teaching.

4. The notebook for each Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experience must be submitted, in complete form, by the advertised due date for the particular experience. Incomplete notebooks will receive a percentage deduction for the value of the part that was not complete.

5. Notebooks for each Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experience, that are submitted after the advertised due date for that particular experience, will receive a one percent (1%) deduction, from the total percentage after it has been evaluated by the coordinator, for each day late.

6. Grading scale for ED 242/342 experience:

90 - 100% = A

80 - 89% = B

70 - 79% = C

69% - below = experience must be repeated

7. ED 242 percentage values

Attendance at Organizational Meeting (required).......................... 0%

School Experience with Co-op Teacher......................................... 30%

Reaction Paper................................................................................ 15%

Daily Log......................................................................................... 25%

Three Half Day Observations.......................................................... 15%

Contract and Evaluation (required).................................................. 5%

Notebook is Neat, Well Prepared, and Organized............................ 5%

Attendance at Debriefing Seminar (required)................................... 5%

8. ED 342 Percentage Values

Attendance at Organizational Meeting (required)................................... 0%

School Experience with Co-op Teacher................................................... 30%

Reaction Paper........................................................................................... 15%

Daily Log.................................................................................................... 25%

Half Day Observation of Classroom Teacher/ Assisting Health Teacher... 10%

Conducting Two Interviews........................................................................ 5%

Contract and Evaluation (required).............................................................. 5%

Notebook is Neat, Well Prepared, and Organized....................................... 5%

Attendance at Debriefing Seminar (required)............................................... 5%

Special Points of Emphasis

1. Register for the course during the semester that you are doing this experience. For semester break and end of spring experiences your transcript will have an "L" grade at the end of the semester.

2. Before leaving school for your experience, make sure you have obtained all proper forms for your cooperating teacher which you must deliver during your first meeting.

3. Students enrolled in ED 342, or the second experience, must make sure that their cooperating teachers understand the emphasis on organization and teaching opportunities. This, of course, must be consistent with the background and experience of the student. One half of your experience should be in Health - if at all possible.

4. All materials submitted for the second experience should be compared with insights gained from ED 242. The quality of the written work should be excellent.

EFFECTIVE: 8/30/2000